Fiji: Customs and other import duties (current LCU)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Fiji's customs and other import duties (current LCU) rose 11.9% on 2023 (from 339.74 million to 380.09 million).

Across the 25 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2023), the average change was +2.2% and a typical year strayed about 10.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 21.5% in 2013 and the biggest yearly fall was 28.7% in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 24% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Fiji had the 54th highest value of the 65 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Fiji in the 2024 ranking

• Switzerland — 50th of 65: 738.17 million
• El Salvador — 51st of 65: 507.6 million
• Papua New Guinea — 52nd of 65: 462.02 million
• Solomon Islands — 54th of 65: 324.03 million
• Panama — 55th of 65: 308.12 million
• Bahamas, The — 56th of 65: 258.45 million

What this measures

Taxes and duties on imports are taxes on goods and services that become payable at the moment when goods enter the economic territory or when services are delivered by non-resident producers to residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.

Limitations: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

All 28 values

Customs and other import duties (current LCU) in nearby economies

• Australia — 16.95 billion (2022)
• Cambodia — 2.39 trillion (2023)
• China — 250.94 billion (2024)
• Kiribati — 1.79 million (2023)
• Korea, Rep. — 7.02 trillion (2024)
• Lao PDR — 2.18 trillion (2022)
• Malaysia — 3.07 billion (2024)
• Marshall Islands — 9.27 million (2020)
• Micronesia, Fed. Sts. — 6.2 million (2020)
• Mongolia

More public sector data for Fiji

• Military expenditure (current USD) — 81.16 million (2025)
• Military expenditure (current LCU) — 184.81 million (2025)
• Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 1.33% (2025)
• Military expenditure (% of general government expenditure) — 4.17% (2025)
• Armed forces personnel, total — 4,000 (2020)
• Armed forces personnel (% of total labor force) — 1.13% (2020)
• Grants and other revenue (current LCU) — 564.11 million (2024)
• Grants and other revenue (% of revenue) — 14.82% (2024)
• Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU) — 3.6 billion (2024)
• Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP)

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Questions people ask

What is Fiji's customs and other import duties (current LCU)?

380.09 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1990?

It is up 144.32% from 155.57 million in 1990 (2.66% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 438.32 million in 2018 and the lowest 129.11 million in 1993.

How does Fiji rank?

54th highest of 65 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in customs and other import duties (current LCU) unusual for Fiji?

In 2024, Fiji's customs and other import duties (current LCU) rose 11.9% on 2023 (from 339.74 million to 380.09 million). Across the 25 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2023), the average change was +2.2% and a typical year strayed about 10.5% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator GC.TAX.IMPT.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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